IL Corn Applauds EPAs Move for Consumer Access to Low-Cost, Low-Emission E15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will use existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15, a higher ethanol...
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IL Corn Sponsors 2023 Competition for Illinois’ Best Whiskey
Craft distilleries in Illinois will once again compete for top honors at a national whiskey tasting competition sponsored by IL Corn Marketing Board. The 2023 Heartland Whiskey Competition is the...
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IL Corn Advocates Ethanol Incentive Before State Senate Revenue Committee
IL Corn Director of Public Policy Brad Stotler testified last week in Springfield before the Senate Revenue Committee on SB 1869, legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Joyce to incentivize fuels with...
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Rep. Mary Miller Cosponsors Bill Supporting Trade Funding in Upcoming Farm Bill
Representative Mary Miller cosponsored the “Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023” (H.R.648) this week, a bill that is a top priority for the IL Corn Growers Association. The bill supports...
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan Testifies Before House Ag Committee
Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, lead by Chairman GT Thompson of Pennsylvania, held a hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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IL Corn Announces Scholarship Recipients
Five scholarships will be awarded from IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) this year. Included with the scholarship, recipients will also get a free one-year ICGA membership. “We are thrilled...
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PCM and PepsiCo Partner To Increase Conservation Adoption in Illinois, Kentucky and Nebraska
Precision Conservation Management (PCM) will be increasing conservation acres in Illinois through a partnership with PepsiCo extending through 2030, according to PCM Director Greg...
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IL Corn Disappointed that EPA Ignores Ethanol in Recent Proposal
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal for new greenhouse gas and multi-pollutant emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. The IL Corn Growers Association is...
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Calling All Farmer Veterans – Equipment You Need Might Be Available
Thanks to IL Senator and war veteran, Tammy Duckworth, IL Corn has the inside scoop on a federal surplus program for military veteran small business-owners - including FARMERS. A seminar to better...
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We are 96% Campaign Launches Phase Two
The statewide “We are the 96%” campaign launched phase two this past week, with TV ads, radio ads, and digital ads hitting screens all over Illinois. The paid portion of the campaign runs April 1...
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IL Corn Joins NCGA Call for Summer E15
IL Corn joined 13 states, and the National Corn Growers Association in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an emergency waiver to keep E15 available for Americans this...
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